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Framing the Jina: narratives of icons and idols in Jain history

John E. Cort
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  • Frontmatter
  • Note on Language, Transliteration, Names, and Mendicant Titles (page xi)
  • Illustrations (page xv)
  • Introduction: Icons, Idols, and Revolution (page 3)
  • I. The Archaeology of Jina Images (page 17)
  • 2. A Cosmos Filled with Eternal Icons: Icons, Cosmology, Mandalas, and Scripture (page 67)
  • 3. The Spread of Icons in Our World (page 113)
  • 4. The Lifetime "Living Lord" Icon of Mahavira: Anxiety about the Authenticity of Icons (page 155)
  • 5. Idols and a History of Corruption (page 217)
  • 6. The Inevitability of Tangible Form: A Natural Theology of Icons (page 247)
  • Conclusion: Framing the Jina (page 273)
  • Appendix: Titles of Jain Texts (page 283)
  • Notes (page 287)
  • Glossary (page 333)
  • Bibliography (page 337)
  • Index (page 379)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
JAS 70.1 (Feb. 2011): 271-273 http://www.jstor.org/stable/41302264
JAAR 79.3 (Sep. 2011): 747-750 http://www.jstor.org/stable/23020413
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Published: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780199739578 (ebook)
  • 9780195385021 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Religion
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